Complete victory! Siakam 21+6+3, Garland 21+6, superstar retreats due to injury, playoff trend changes dramatically

On May 12, 2025, in the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the playoffs, the Pacers played against the Cavaliers at home. The Cavaliers rebounded strongly when they lost G1 and G2 at home, and defeated the Pacers away. Today, the Cavaliers are determined to equalize the series score. Can they do it? Cavaliers starter: Garland + Mitchell + Struth + Mobley + Allen, Pacers starter: Halliburton + Nemhard + Nesmith + Siakam + Turner.

in the first quarter, Halliburton dunk + Nesmith's three-pointer, Pacers 5-0, Mobley and Mitchell tied the score difference 5-0, Nemhad, Siakam and Turner 9-0, Pacers led 9 points, Allen made 2 free throws + Strews' three-pointer, Toppin and Turner scored 8 points in a row, Pacers led 12 points, Matherin and Hunter clashed, Matherin was expelled, Hunter made 12 free throws, Hunter made 12 free throws, Haliburton and Nemhad scored 4 points in a row, Pacers led 15 points, Hunter and Mitchell made 3 free throws, Halliburton and Tob scored 7 points in a row, with a score difference of 19 points, Mitchell, Jerome, Struce and Hunter scored 12 points, Shepard made three of the first quarter, and the Pacers led 38-23.

Siakam scored 8 points in a row + Dunk, and the Pacers led by 25 points. After the timeout, Mitchell and Garland scored the difference to 21 points. McConnell and Nessmith widened the difference to 27 points. Garland made a three-pointer, Turner and Tong scored 4 points in a row, and the Pacers led by 28 points. After the timeout, Mitchell and Garland scored the difference to 24 points. Turner scored 11 points alone. Halliburton and Nessmith also teamed up to score. The Pacers 17-0, and the difference reached 41 points. Garland made a layup, Nessmith made a buzzer-beating mid-range shot. After the half-time, the Pacers led 80-39.

The third quarter, Mitchell was wounded while warming up in the midfield, Jerome replaced him, Siakam 2+1, Pacers led by 44 points, Struce and Jerome scored 5 points in a row, Nemhard and Siakam scored 4 points in a row, with a score difference of 43 points, Jerome and Garland scored 5 points in a row, Nesmith and Turner scored 5 points in a row, and the score difference was still 43 points, Struce, Mobley and Merrill scored the score difference to 34 points, Siakam and McConnell scored, Mobley and Garland scored, with a score difference of 32 points, Toppin, McConnell and Shepard widened the score difference to 38 points, Okoro and Wade scored 32 points, and the Pacers led 109-77 after the three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers' main players no longer played. Ocorro made a layup, McConnell scored 5 points in a row, the Pacers led by 35 points, Tyson, TT, Ocorro and Green chased the gap to 27 points, Shepard widened the gap to 32 points, and there were 5 minutes left in the game, and the suspense was completely lost. The Cavaliers' substitute recovered some gaps, and the Pacers finally defeated the Cavaliers 129-109.

Siakam made 9 of 10 (2 of 2 of 3 points) and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, with amazing efficiency. Turner made 7 of 13 (4 of 4 of 3 points) and scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Totel scored 9 of 14 shots, 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Halliburton made 3 of 8 shots, 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, McConnell scored 13 points, 8 assists, Nesmith scored 12 points, 4 assists, Shepard scored 14 points and 3 rebounds.

Garland scored 6 of 11 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists. Mitchell did not play in the second half due to injury. He scored 3 of 11 and scored 12 points and 1 rebound. He scored 40+ in the past two games. He was locked. Mobley scored 10 points and 5 rebounds, Struz scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Ocorro scored 13 points and 2 rebounds, Allen scored 0 of 1 and scored 2 points and 2 rebounds, poor performance, Hunter scored 0 of 4 points and 4 rebounds, poor performance.

The Cavaliers fell behind 1-3 in the series after losing, and they were already facing a desperate situation. What's worse is that Mitchell was injured without a confrontation. It's hard to say whether he can play in the G5 battle. The Pacers have a lot of hope to end the series in the G5 battle.